Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 10,709, Jonathan Franklin, Mass. N.H. R.I.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass. N.H. R.I.
Franklin Jonathan
S. 10709
carded.
CONTENTS

10.887
Mrs Hampshire
Jonathan Franklin
Enlisted in the State of N.H. who was a Sgt in the company commanded by Captain  of the regt commanded by Col Pitkin in the * N.H.
time for 7 mos 29 days 18 " Corps Mass. R.S. & M.H. Volunteer Records completed.
Inscribed on the Roll of N.H. at the rate of 64 Dollars 33 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 2 nd day of May 1833 and sent Mrs Dorothy Haverhill N.H.
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 1833 $128.66 Semi-ant. allowance ending Sept 4- " 32.16 $160.82
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by J H McBlain Clerk, Book 8. Vol. 1. Page 85.

Declaration
In order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832
State of New Hampshire Grafton County ss. On this 20 th day of December 1832 personally appeared in open Court before the Judge of Probate for said County now sitting Jonathan Franklin a resident of Lyne in said County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire aged 79 years who being first duly sworn according to Law Oath on his oath make the following Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7 th 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated.
At Mansfield in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 20 th day of April in the year 1775 he with others volunteered and marched to Roxbury in said Commonwealth and joined a company of Militia under command of Captain Benjamin Miley was stationed at said Roxbury at least two weeks and did the duty of a sergeant while there was dismissed the forepart of May and returned home.
He further states that at Norton in Massachusetts about the middle of May 1775 he volunteered and joined the company commanded by Capt Silas Cobb he enlisted as Corporal in said company for a term of eight months he marched through Mansfield Stockton Milton and Dorchester to Roxbury where was stationed a short time his company with other companies had orders and marched to Braintree Shaws and joined the troops under command of Col. Pitkin where he was stationed until the 16 th day of June when his company with others by orders marched to Roxbury marched the most of the night and arrived at Roxbury on the morning of the 17 th June being the day of the Battle on Bunker Hill he continued at said Roxbury until the next day and marched back to Braintree where he was stationed until his term of enlistment expired which was about the middle of January in the year 1776 was dismissed and returned home having served in said company the full term of eight months.
He further states that at said Norton in the month of February in the year 1776 he enlisted as a sergeant into the company commanded by the same Capt Silas Cobb for a term of two months marched through Mansfield Stockton etc. to Winter Hill so called in Charlestown in Massachusetts where he was stationed until a few days prior to the building Fort on Dorchester

Heights his company was ordered to Dancheston where he was stationed until his term of enlistment expired being in the month of April in the same year and was dismissed having served two full months according to his enlistment.
He further states that soon after he was dismissed as above he went to the Town of Cranston in the State of Rhode Island for the purpose and was engaged in making Salt Peter and while at said Cranston in the fall of the year 1776 (the month he has not recollect) he volunteered and joined a company of Militia commanded by Captain Patten under Major Barton (afterwards General Barton) was stationed on the West side of the River (which runs from Newport to Providence) until said Captain Patten's company was dismissed having served in said company at least ten days.
He further states that in the year 1777 (he thinks in the fore part of October) at Norton Massachusetts he volunteered and joined a company of Militia commanded by Captain Isaac Hedges marched through Taunton & Newton & to Howlands Ferry so called where he was stationed until said company was dismissed having served in said company a term not less than three weeks and did the duty of Sergeant.
He further states that at said Norton in the same year (thinks in the month of November) he volunteered as a Sergeant and joined a company of Volunteers commanded by Capt Richard Cobb marched through Taunton & Newton & to Howlands Ferry so called where he was stationed with said Cobb's company and other companies a term of at least fifteen days and was dismissed and returned home.
He further states that in the year 1778 he removed to Lynn in the State of New Hampshire. And in the month of October in the year 1780 under an alarm he turned out and joined a company of Militia commanded by Captain John Sloan marched by order of said Captain Sloan to Hanover N. H. from said Hanover back through Lynn Oxford Piermont & Haverhill to Newbury Vermont where was stationed a while was then dismissed and returned home to Lynn being absent on said tour a term not less than three weeks and did the duty of a private. Having served his country in the Revolutionary war in all a term not less than twelve months and nineteen days and in the capacities before stated.
22152 John Thomas Franklin

He further States that he has no Documentary evidence and that he knows of no person whose testimony he can procure who can testify to his service (except where affidavit is hereto annexed) by whom he can prove the last term only of his service.
He was born in the Town of Norton in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the month of March in the year 1753-
He has a record of his age in a large family Bible which is in his own possession knows of no other record -
He further states that the first term of his being called into the service he lived in the Town of Mansfield in Massachusetts the second and third term he lived in the Town of Norton Mass - the fourth term he lived in Cranston in the State of Rhode Island - the fifth and sixth terms he lived in said Norton and the seventh and last term he lived in the Town of Lyndon in the County of Grafton and State of New Hampshire where he has ever since and now lives -
He Subscribed -
He further states that whilst he was stationed at Braintree being the second term of his service he with a number of others had a skirmish with the enemy on Moon Head so called in which one of his party was killed - Afterward Lieut Smith with himself and nineteen others were ordered to go to Nantasket under command of Major Darr went in the night around at Nantasket about Day break went on to the light House had a skirmish with the British succeeded in taking some ammunition & other articles and returned back to Braintree afterwards learned that six of the enemy were killed in the skirmish.
He never received a written discharge but was dismissed.
He refers to the Rev Eddy Tenny and Nathan Latham Esq who reside in his neighborhood and who can testify to his character as to veracity and their belief of his service as a soldier of the Revolution.
He hereby relinquishes every claim to a pension or annuity except the present and declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any agency of any state, I a Franklin Swens to and subscribed the day & year aforesaid

We Erdix Tenny clergyman residing in the Town of Lynn and Arthur Latham residing in the same Town of Lynn hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Jonathan Franklin Cog who has subscribed and sworn to the foregoing Declaration that we believe him to be 79 years of age that he is respected and believed in the neighborhood where he resides to have been a soldier of the Revolu- tion and that we concur in that opinion. Erdix Tenny Sworn and subscribed to the Day Arthur Latham
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter and after getting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department the above named applicant was a Revolu- tionary soldier and served as he states. And the Court further certifies that it appears to them that Erdix Tenny who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman resident in the Town of Lynn and Arthur Latham, Pastor, who has also signed the same is a resident in the said Town of Lynn and are credible persons and that their stat- ement is entitled to credit.
Edward Webber Judge of Probate
I Moses Dow clerk of the court of Probate aforesaid do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Jonathan Franklin for a Pension -
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th day of December A.D. 1832 - Moses Dow

Jonathan Franklin N Hampshire
First 7 Months Capital 8 "
15-
$64.33 22/52
Moses Dow Esq Haverhill M 18

BRIEF in the case of Jonathan Franklin  60 of Grafton  in the State of NY  (Act 7th June, 1832.)
 1. Was the declaration made before a Court or a Judge? Open Court  2. If before a Judge, does it appear that the applicant is disabled by bodily infirmity?  3. How old is he? 79  4. State his service, as directed in the form annexed. 
   Period. Duration of Service. Rank. Names of General and Field Officers under whom he served.   Years, Months, Days. As a Gen.     April In 1775 Volunteer 14 Sergeant Capt Macey   May 11 " 8 Corporal Capt Cobb Col Pitkin   Feb. 1776 " 2 Sergeant Capt Cobb   July " " 10 Capt Dutton Major Dorton   Nov. 1777 " 3 Sergeant Capt Hodge   turned out " 1780 15 ditto Capt Cobb   21 Capt Stone   68  
 5. In what battles was he engaged? none  6. Where did he reside when he entered the service? Mansfield Mass  7. Is his statement supported by living witnesses, by documentary proof, by traditionary evidence, by incidental evidence, or by the rolls?  8. Are the papers defective as to form or authentication? and if so, in what respect? 
I Certify that the foregoing statement and the answers agree with the evidence in the case above mentioned.
George Taylor
Examining Clerk.

mmr S. 10709
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF PENSIONS.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 14, 1922
In reply to your request of _____, received _____ for a statement of the military history of Jonathan Franklin a soldier of the REVOLUTIONARY WAR, you will find below the desired information as contained in his (or his widow's) application for pension on file in this Bureau.
   DATES OF ENLISTMENT OR APPOINTMENT. LENGTH OF SERVICE. RANK. OFFICERS UNDER WHOM SERVICE WAS RENDERED. STATE.   CAPTAIN. COLONEL.     Apr. 20, 1775 2 wks. Sgt. Benj. Morey ✓ Mass.   Middle May 1775 8 mos. Corpl. Silas Cobb Pitkin "   Feb. 1776 2 mos. Sgt. Silas Cobb ✓ "   Fall 1776 10 das. not stated Potter Major Barton R. I.   Early Oct. 1777 3 wks. Sgt. Isaac Hodges Mass.   Nov. 1777 15 das. Sgt. Richard Cobb ✓ Mass.   Oct. 1780 3 wks. Private John Sloan ✓ N. H.  
Battles engaged in, Skirmishes Residence of soldier at enlistment, Mansfield, Mass. Date of application for pension, Dec. 26, 1832. His cl. was ab. Residence at date of application, Lynn, Grafton Co. N. H. Age at date of application, Born in March 1753 in Norton, Mass. Remarks: There is no family data on file
Respectfully,
Commissioner.

Rev. Mar.
10409
1922 - Sept. 14 - Fish to Mrs. Robt. P. Strickler - mm H
INVALID.
No. 14757
Jonathan Franklin
Sergt Rev War
Act: June 7 th 32
Index: Vol. 2 , Page 133
[Arrangement of 1870.]

BRIEF objections to the admission of Pension Claims, of which those answered in the negative, in red ink, will apply to the claim of Johnathan Stranahan which require further proof or explanation.
I. Does the declaration show where the applicant resides? yes II. Did the declarant make the declaration in the county where he resides? yes III. If the applicant did not make the declaration in the county where he resides, is there any reason assigned for his not doing so? IV. Has the declarant mentioned the period or periods of the war when he served? yes V. * Has he mentioned with precision the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled? yes VI. Has he given the names of the officers under whom he served, in conformity with the regulations? yes VII. Has he made a relinquishment of every claim to any other pension than the one under the Act of June 7, 1832? yes VIII. Has the Court given their opinion? yes IX. Has the Clerk given his certificate? yes X. Is the Clerk's seal affixed? And if so, has it a device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal? yes

XI. Has the applicant obtained the evidence of a clergyman and another respectable citizen as to their belief respecting his age and the general belief in his neighborhood relative to his revolutionary service? yes
XII. If the clergyman's affidavit has not been produced, is there any reason assigned for not obtaining it?
XIII. If the applicant has no documentary evidence, and has not obtained the testimony of at least one living witness, has he stated in his declaration that such proof cannot be had?
XIV. † If the applicant's name is not found on the rolls of military service, has he produced a witness or witnesses as to his service? yes
If he has produced direct proof as to service, has the magistrate who administered the oath, certified to the credibility of the witness or witnesses? yes
Has the proper officer certified to the official character and signature of the magistrate as the regulations direct? yes
XV. Does it appear from any of the papers that the witness was in such a situation, or of such an age, as to have a personal knowledge of the applicant's service? yes
XVI. ‡ Are the papers authenticated as the regulations direct? yes
XVII. Are the seven interrogatories prescribed by the War Department answered satisfactorily? And, if not, which of them is not so answered? /
EXPLANATORY NOTES.
* QUERE V. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service, but according to the best of his recollection he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades; For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____ For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."

It is important in all cases to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the tours; the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must in every case be clearly shewn under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
† QUERE XIV.  Proof of Service.
In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses, who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimants entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
‡ QUERE XVI.  Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other paper authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
¶ In every case where the clerk of the court, or other certifying officer, has no public seal of office, the certificate of a member of congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.

I Jonathan Mason of Lynn A.D. aged 74 years do hereby say that in the month of October in the year 1780 that Jonathan Franklin Col of Lynn with myself and many others Volunteered and joined a company of Militia under command of Captain John Sloan Marched to Dartmouth College in Hanover from there back through said Lynn before Piermont & Haverhill to Newbury Vermont where we were stationed a while was then dismissed and returned home to Lynn being absent from home on said tour a term not less than three weeks but I showed them a longer term, said Franklin was with me during said term and on duty in said company
Jonathan Mason
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. Lynn December 19 1832 Then the above named Jonathan Mason personally appeared and made solemn oath that the above affidavit by him subscribed is true. Before me
D. G. Churchill Justice of the Peace
I hereby certify that the above named Jonathan Mason a credible witness D. G. Churchill Justice of the Peace
State of New Hampshire Grafton ss. I Moses Dow Clerk of the Court of Probate for said County of Grafton do hereby certify that D. G. Church- -church before whom the above affidavit was taken is a Justice of the Peace for said County duly authorized to administer oaths and take affidavits and that his signature to the above is genuine - In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th day of December A.D. 1832 - Moses Dow

17.11.5.
Frankfort Indiana Aug 16, 1922
Commissioner of Pensions Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:- Have you a record of Sarah Strickler who was alive June 1, 1840, her husband was David J. Strickler no claim (neg.) Page County Va, this was in the pension list at our State library Page 136 Pensions of Va. for women, can you tell me where she was living when she last received her pension and all you have

in regard to her probably you have when she was born and died, this is Revolutionary war record Also what have you in regard to Jonathan Franklin Rank Sergeant Annual allowance $64.33 Sum received 192.99 Description of service Mass Militia when placed on the pension roll May 2, 1832 commencement of Pension Mar. 4, 1831 age 81 he I think was living at this time in Pa. can you tell me where his last check was sent to him in what town was he living in when he died and died

his wife receive a pension? any information you can furnish me will be graciously received
An early reply will be graciously received
If this does not belong to your department will you please send it to the one that can furnish this information I was told to write Auditor of Treasury War of Revolution Dept, but I never heard of this Dept, and thought I had better write to you if this is not in your Dept please

pass it on to the Dept that can furnish me with this information
Very Respectfully
Mrs Robert F. Strickler 558 E. Washington St E Frankfort, Indiana